The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court not to hear arguments in two cases on its March calendar about the Trump administration's plan to remake Medicaid by requiring recipients to work.
The Biden administration has been moving to roll back those Trump-era...
source: The Associated Press
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and AHCCCS, Arizona's state Medicaid agency, has announced a first-in-the-nation initiative that will make it easier for Medicaid members to get transportation to drive-through COVID-19 vaccination appointments....
source: STL.News
A Superior Court judge has upheld a legal decision that the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services fairly awarded prepaid health plans contracts for the state's initiative to reform managed care through Medicaid.
DHHS announced...
source: Winston-Salem Journal
The massive pandemic relief bill that the House is likely to approve by the end of this week includes billions of dollars in new funding for government long-term services and supports (LTSS) for frail older adults and young...
source: Forbes
Abill that would have the state health department implement more methods of verifying the eligibility of those receiving benefits from public assistance programs passed an initial vote in the Montana Senate on Tuesday.
All the...
source: Independent Record
Breast milk is sometimes referred to as "liquid gold."
The nickname typically refers to the nutritional benefits of breast milk, but it's also a fitting nickname economically. In modern-day currency, breast milk can cost hospitals...
source: Nevada Current
Thanks to a COVID Relief bill those receiving unemployment, Medicaid or SNAP Benefits are now eligible to receive free mobile internet service. Q Link Wireless is one of the phone providers participating in the program...
source: Radio.com
A Travis County judge on Thursday extended a temporary order blocking Texas from ousting Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid health care provider for another 14 days.
State District Judge Lora Livingston of Travis County said the...
source: Herald-Mail
Spending hundreds of dollars to chase pennies: That's what critics worry a new Medicaid fraud bill would lead to and all on the taxpayer's dime. It’s a measure one opponent goes as far as to call potentially catastrophic for Utah.
source: KUTV-TV
Growing behavioral health needs and existing workforce inadequacies are amplifying calls for Congress to provide additional resources to address a national mental health crisis exacerbated by COVID-19, the economic recession, and social isolation.
The pandemic has stressed...
source: Roll Call
Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA), the only association solely representing Medicaid managed care organizations, released
the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's selection of Chiquita...
source: MHPA
As Republicans weigh policy priorities during an already busy session, legislators and national interest groups are pushing proposals that would bring significant reforms to Montana's public assistance programs, particularly those...
source: Sidney Herald
With overworked staff, limited inpatient beds and high demand, many hospitals in North Carolina and nationwide have been pushed to capacity as they struggle to accommodate COVID-19 patients. Despite the increased demand,...
source: The Progressive Pulse
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure has been nominated by the Biden administration as the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administrator. She will be facing an array of challenges ranging from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
source: Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
The U.S. Supreme Court should strike down Arkansas' Medicaid work requirements, lawyers challenging the provisions said Thursday.
The granting of waivers allowing the demonstration project, approved by the former Trump administration, was "arbitrary and capricious," in...
source: Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette